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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Stroezie on 19 March 2017, 10:33:25 PM
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Sometimes I get an idea to build something, not because I need it for a game but just because I can.
So I built this today, say hello to my little 6mm retro scifi tank 8)
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20170319_214334_zpsuxfprll8.jpg)
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20170319_214144_zpsbcqw9ouv.jpg)
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/6mm/IMG_20170319_214153_zpshozpcfi5.jpg)
Sadly, as is often the case, I got so caught up building the thing, that I completely forgot to take pictures during construction.
To atone for my sins I'll try to give you a list of the components used.
5mm foamcore for the main hull.
The drives are a 6mm bead, a piece of tubing from a kids balloon and a .177 air rifle pellet.
The turret is a 10mm bead which has been ground down almost but not completely halfway and the barrel is the gas vent valve from a mini bic lighter.
All in all this was an easy and fun little project, I hope this will inspire you to try some scratch building yourself.
Also for those wondering, the minis in the pictures are GZG NAC troopers which I added a green stuff helmet crest and a cape to.
Hope you enjoyed my idle afternoon's labour as much as me ;)
Cheers,
Stroezie.
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Some people have remarked about seeing a similar tank in a larger scale.
Well, that could be because I made one like it for my 15mm Trigan Empire inspired forces a few years back ;)
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/2012-08-08143651-1.jpg)
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd513/stroezie/2012-08-13130340.jpg)
Trigan Empire and Storm are some of my all time favourite comics and a lot of my scifi gaming borrows heavily from them so certain designs tend to pop up again over the different scales I play.
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Very cool, I do wish the current Storm comics would be released in English.
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Some people have remarked about seeing a similar tank in a larger scale.
Well, that could be because I made one like it for my 15mm Trigan Empire inspired forces a few years back ;)
Gawd thanks man. That has been bugging me where I had seen that since I made the comment. LOL
Should gave used my LAF-fu your name. :-)
Grimm